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SCST: Resource Management, Coexistence, and Balance—The Fundamentals of Teaching Waste Management: A Primer on Recommended Teaching Perspectives Currently Lacking in Environmental Studies Education

In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue features inf...

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Introducing Freshmen to Investigative Research—A Course for Biology Majors at Minnesota's University of St. Thomas: How "Investigative Labs" Change the Student from Passive Direction-Follower to Analytically Critical Thinker

Emphasis in "investigative labs" is on the process of science—design, development, analysis, and conclusions based on evidence gathered. These labs ...

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Society for College Science Teachers: Stepping Back from the Picture to See More than the Dots—Making Critical Thinking an Examination Requirement

In this column the leadership of SCST shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue focues on teaching critical thinking—not just memoriz...

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The Senior Biology Seminar—A Capstone Course: Experiencing the Culminating Biology Course at the U.S. Air Force Academy

This "Biology Senior Seminar" is a prerequisite for all biology majors. The course integrates curriculum studies with critical analysis of current bio...

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Artistic Expressions in Science and Mathematics

At Chicago's Columbia College, students taking science or math classes have undertaken a new type of assignment that incorporates the application of a...